Wednesday 19 September 2012

Initial Skills Assessment

AS Media Production: Technical Skills Audit Print Production

Name: James Thompson            Tutor group:1.04        Date:19.09.2012

Photographic Skills
Which of the following photographic features/equipment have you used on a camera before:

Feature
Yes
No
Comments if yes – where have you completed this skills and to what level
Manual Focus features

X



Shutter Speed

X



Aperture control

X



A tripod

X



External flash

X



Self timer facility

X



Light meter

X



Composition grids

X






Photoshop Skills
Which of the following features of Photoshop have you used before:


Feature
Yes
No
Comments if yes – where have you completed this skills and to what level
Have you ever used Photoshop ever before?
X

Basic knowledge, used it for GCSE Product Design


Text control

x



Filters
X

Basic knowledge, used it to help design a product


Brushes
X

Basic knowledge, used to design packaging


Layers
X

Basic knowledge, used it to build up an image made from multiple layers

Opacity control
X

Basic knowledge, used it to make a shape transparent on a DVD cover


Shape creation

X



Brightness and contrast control
X

Basic knowledge, used it for GCSE Product Design


Dodge/Burn

X



Clone stamp tool

X



Colour curves adjustment





Resolution setting control

X



Magnetic lasso, polygon lasso tool
X

Basic knowledge, used to trim and constrain a shape


Cropping tool
X

Basic knowledge, used it to crop a shape


Retouch tool

X






In Design Skills
Which of the following features of In Design have you used before:


Feature
Yes
No
Comments if yes – where have you completed this skills and to what level
Have you ever used In design ever before?

X



Margin and column guide creation

X



Inserting text in ID

X



Inserting images in ID

X



Resizing images in ID



X

Text manipulation – resizing, rotation

X



Text manipulation – controlling kerning and leading

X



Text flow creation



X

Text effects – drop shadow



X

Drop cap insert


X



Using transparent imagery in ID

X



Shape creation In design

X



Text wrapping



X

Exporting to PDF from In-design

X